WhichMealKitNurture Life vs Little Spoon
How often you want food for your child decides it: Nurture Life delivers every week from 7 items, Kids Meals for ages 1 to 8 and Finger Foods from 8 months; Little Spoon delivers Plates for toddlers and kids every two weeks, 8 to 24 at a time.
Seven meals for one child: Nurture Life’s price list adds up to $65.82 with shipping; Little Spoon’s plan price list adds up to $71.91 with shipping. Nurture Life is $6.09 less a delivery, for 7 portions against 8.
Nurture Life states $7.69 a Kids Meal, with $5 to $15 off bigger plans, plus $11.99 shipping a week. Little Spoon’s plan prices run from $61.92 for 8 Plates to $155.76 for 24, plus $9.99 shipping every two weeks. Over two weeks, 7 Kids Meals a week come to $131.64 with shipping, against $71.91 for 8 Plates.
Nurture Life
7 single meals · 7 portions
Little Spoon
8 single meals · 8 portions, 1 spare
Choose by what you need
Choose Nurture Life if
You want a delivery every week, Finger Foods for a baby still learning to feed themselves, or a kitchen free of peanuts and tree nuts except coconut.
Nurture Life plans, prices and cutoff · How to skip or cancel
Choose Little Spoon if
You want a delivery every two weeks, a lower price a Plate in a bigger plan, or baby food, lunches and smoothies from the same account.
Little Spoon plans, prices and cutoff · How to skip or cancel
Side by side
| Detail | Nurture Life | Little Spoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price for seven meals for one child | $65.82 $9.40 a meal $53.83 food + $11.99 shipping, before tax · checked 18 Oct 2026 | $71.91 $8.99 a meal $61.92 food + $9.99 shipping, before tax · checked 18 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | 7 single meals: 7 portions | 8 single meals: 8 portions (1 spare) |
| Format | Meals for children, to heat | Meals for children, to heat |
| Cooking | Heat and eat | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | 7 single meals (7 portions) | 8 single meals (8 portions) |
| Order once | No, weekly plan | No, a plan every two weeks |
| Breaks | Skip any week; it says you can pause, with no length stated | Skip up to 4 deliveries ahead, or pause; no longest pause stated |
| Cutoff | Changes, skips and cancellations until your own cutoff, shown under each week on your Orders page, 6 to 8 days before delivery | Changes, skips, pauses and cancellations until 5 PM Eastern on the Saturday before your delivery |
| After the cutoff | Your card is charged right after your cutoff; an order past it can’t be skipped or changed, and a cancellation after it lets that order ship as your last. | After the Saturday cutoff the next delivery can’t be paused or cancelled, and your first order can’t be cancelled at all; that delivery ships and is charged. |
| Menu labels | Gluten-free, low-sodium | Gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sodium |
| Order minimum | No dollar minimum published | No dollar minimum published |
| Delivers to | The contiguous United States; not Alaska or Hawaii | The contiguous United States; not Alaska, Hawaii or PO boxes |
| Next step | Nurture Life details See Nurture Life’s menu | Little Spoon details See Little Spoon’s menu |
Neither fits? Also look at HelloFresh or Home Chef. See every box that fits your household.
Sources (8)
- Nurture Life: How it Works
- Nurture Life: What are the benefits of a Nurture Life subscription?
- Nurture Life: What is the cost of shipping?
- Nurture Life: What is the weekly order cutoff date and time to change my items or skip a week?
- Little Spoon: Plan sizes and prices (the data its sign-up shows)
- Little Spoon: How Often Should I Expect Little Spoon Orders to Ship?
- Little Spoon: What Is the Cutoff Time for Making Changes to My Little Spoon Order?
- Little Spoon: What Ages Are Little Spoon Plates Made For?